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April 13, 2007

Matsuzaka Moved Up To Tuesday In Toronto

Yesterday's rainout will give each pitcher an extra day of rest, meaning that Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch the opening game of the Blue Jays series on Tuesday night. It will be my first game of the season; we bought a package of Jays-Sox tickets and will see eight of the nine games this year.

(L saw the Dodgers -- and booed the F out of you-know-who -- Wednesday night during a visit to Los Angeles. She did not, however, run on the field and stab him with scissors as I had requested.)

The postponement also puts Dice in line to face the Yankees twice in five days: Sunday, April 22, in Boston, and Friday, April 27, in New York.

Every player wants to get a good start off to the season. In L.A. a couple of years ago, I started off 0-for-25. I hit balls hard; I had it all figured out where seven or eight of them could have been hits. They all translated into outs.

Players are not always accurate when it comes to remembering incidents in their careers, but Drew is right on the money this time. It was 2005:

I was going to say that no jury would convict you, but if he had a jury of his peers (brain-dead skippers and grinning jackasses), well, then there might be a problem. Also, your recent conversion might be used against you.

I really like JD, but it's too bad that yesterday's postponement means Wily Mo missed his promised start. I read, in yesterday's Globe, I think, a note that WMP had been working with DeMarlo Hale all spring on getting jumps on balls and felt really good in the outfield(contrary to my earlier fears on the subject). Hopefully, Tito will 'manage' his 400 ab/pa's.